Importers and Exporters

Awanui Manuka Honey at Kobe Beekeepers

We are importing and wholesaling Awanui brand Manuka honey to Kobe Beekeepers from 2019.

exterior of Kobe Beekeepers

Kobe Beekeepews opened on October 11, 2018, in Kobe city. The store sells honey-related products, has a cafe, and a bakery where you can pick up freshly baked bread and eat it on the terrace. Baked goods sales and a BBQ corner are also available on the premises.

display of Manuka honey

They used to sell only 250g jars of Awanui Manuka Honey but last month started to sell 500g ones as well. As repeaters increase, more and more people are asking for the 500g ones.

display of Manuka honey

The photos below the display table are our trip to New Zealand together in 2019. The year before Corona.

-Wholesale

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: Haddrell’s Manuka Honey delivered to Tsuruga
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: 1st arrival of Manuka Honey
In February 2019, we went to the North Island of New Zealand and visited 5 apiaries. We contracted with Mana Kai and are going to sell our own “Awanui” brand with Kobe Apiary in the Japanese market. The Manuka tree grows only in New Zealand. It is highly bactericidal and is especially good for the respiratory and digestive systems. The higher the percentage of nectar from the manuka flower (means less nectar from other flowers), the more effective it is and the higher the price. For this reason, the honey is harvested by helicopter to remote, roadless mountains. And the …

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